The mental health status of refugees and asylum seekers attending a refugee health clinic including comparisons with a matched sample of Australian-born residents

Table 3 Prevalence of mental disorders in refugees and asylum-seekers attending the clinic

		K10-normal % (n)	K10-depression^a % (n)	K10-anxiety^b % (n)	K10-mixed^c % (n)	Total
All (n = 135)		49.6 (67)	0.7 (1)	3.7 (5)	45.9 (62)	135
PTSD – lifetime (n = 131)	yes	19.5 (8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	80.5 (33)	41
PTSD – lifetime (n = 131)	no	65.6 (59)	1.1 (1)	5.6 (5)	27.8 (25)	90
PTSD – month (n = 131)	yes	3.3 (1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	96.7 (29)	30
PTSD – month (n = 131)	no	65.3 (66)	1.0 (1)	5.0 (5)	28.7 (29)	101

Note. All participants completed the K10 (n = 135), while 131 completed the PTSD-8. K10 results positive for a mental disorder (K10 ≥ 20) were further broken down into:
^aDepression dominant measured by K10-depression ≥12 and K10-anxiety <8
^bAnxiety dominant measured by K10-anxiety ≥ 8 and K10-depression <12
^cMixed measured by K10-anxiety ≥ 8 and K10-depression ≥ 12

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